Tuesday, July 25, 2006

The Abridged Civil War, Part One

Here at the ISB, it's one of my founding principles that I don't just tell you what to read, I actually go so far as to read things for you, sacrificing my own time so that you, gentle reader, can go out and, I don't know, get a girl or something while I'm sitting here trying to crack jokes about Skateman.

It is in this spirit, then, that I offer tonight's presentation, for those of you that aren't keeping up with Marvel's current seven-part "event," Civil War. And this time--in a format that was originally inspired by the cover to League of Extraordinary Gentlemen #6, but, now that I think of it, ended up having a lot more in common with Jerry Reed's "She Got the Gold Mine (I Got The Shaft)--I'm doing it in rhyme.

Hank: "Whatever... we just got done with one. I'm taking a break from the confusion. I can't even seem to remember if there are people camping on the lawn anymore, and why is Rev Strykers dead body in the hallway?"

I just found a copy of Civil War in my local shop's $.25 bin, and did not question, but just grabbed it. I'd been following prelude in ASM. Hoping they put the whole thing, all the tie-ins and not just the five issues in a Trade paperback.

Wow that is a long poem about superheros! I guess you are telling a poem about some comic books I have not read yet, it is about the Civil War, but Spiderman is in it? That does not make sense because The Civil War was 100 years ago (not exactly the right time, I mean it was ABOUT 100 years ago). Anyway maybe it is just "made up", like for example if you imagine if Spiderman was not the guy who he really is but if it was Civil War times he would be Abraham Lincoln (no hat).

the basics

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